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'''Henri Elle Bal''',<br/>
a Dutch mathematician, computer scientist and professor at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]. He is a influential and luminary researcher and authority in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_computing parallel computing], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster computer cluster], parallel programming languages, optimizing compiler and parallel applications. Bal has been a member of over 30 program committees, and as such has had a major impact on the field of parallel computing <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bal Henri Bal from Wikipedia]</ref> . Henri Bal received a M.Sc. in Mathematics from the [[Delft University of Technology]] in 1982, and Ph.D. in CS <ref>[[Henri Bal]] ('''1989'''). ''[http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/handle/1871/12760?mode=full&submit_simple=Show+full+item+record The shared data-object model as a paradigm for programming distributed systems]''. Ph.D. thesis</ref> in 1989 under the supervision of [[Mathematician#Tanenbaum|Andrew S. Tanenbaum]]. He was visiting researcher at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_College_London Imperial College, London], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arizona University of Arizona], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson Tucson] and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] <ref>[http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/bal/cv.html Curriculum Vitae of Henri Bal]</ref>. Along with [[Robbert van Renesse]] in 1986, he wrote papers on [[Parallel Search|parallel alpha-beta]], with [[Victor Allis]] in 1995 on [[Retrograde Analysis|parallel retrograde analysis]] <ref>[[Henri Bal]], [[Victor Allis]] ('''1995'''). ''Parallel Retrograde Analysis on a Distributed System''. Supercomputing ’95, San Diego, CA.</ref>, and in 2002, with his student [[John Romein]], he solved the game of [[Awari]] <ref>[[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2002'''). ''[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content25-3.htm#AWARI%20IS%20SOLVED Awari is Solved]''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]]</ref> <ref>[http://mancala.wikia.com/wiki/Awari_Oracle Awari Oracle - Mancala World - Wikia]</ref> .
=DAS-3=
Henri Bal was the driving force behind the acquisition and use of three large distributed cluster computers called the ''Distributed ASCI Supercomputer'' (DAS), a Computer Science [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_computing Grid] with revolutionary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_interconnect Optical Interconnect] <ref>[http://www.cs.vu.nl/das3/ The Distributed ASCI Supercomputer 3 (DAS-3)]</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>[http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Ebal/ Faculty of Science : Vrije Universiteit - Henri E. Bal]</ref> <ref>[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/docs/References.pdf ICGA Reference Database] (pdf)</ref> <ref>[http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/%7Eley/db/indices/a-tree/b/Bal:Henri_E=.html dblp: Henri E. Bal]</ref>
==1986 ...==
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Robbert van Renesse]] ('''1986'''). ''Parallel Alpha-Beta Search''. 4th NGI-SION Symposium Stimulerende Informatica
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Robbert van Renesse]] ('''1986'''). ''A Summary of Parallel Alpha-Beta Search Results''. [[ICGA Journal#9_3|ICCA Journal, Vol 9, No. 3]]
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1989'''). ''[http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/handle/1871/12760?mode=full&submit_simple=Show+full+item+record The shared data-object model as a paradigm for programming distributed systems]''. Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit]
==1990 ...==
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1990'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Ebal/PDS.html Programming Distributed Systems]'' Silicon Press
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1991'''). ''Heuristic search in PARLOG using replicated worker style parallelism''. Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 6, North-Holland
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1992'''). ''A comparative study of five parallel programming languages''. Future Generation Computer Systems Vol. 8, North-Holland
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]] ('''1994'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Edick/PLE.html Programming Language Essentials]''. Addison-Wesley
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Victor Allis]] ('''1995'''). ''Parallel Retrograde Analysis on a Distributed System''. Supercomputing ’95, San Diego, CA.
* [[John Romein]], [[Aske Plaat]], [[Henri Bal]], [[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''1999'''). ''Transposition Table Driven Work Scheduling in Distributed Search''. [[Conferences#AAAI-99|AAAI-99]], [https://www.aaai.org/Papers/AAAI/1999/AAAI99-103.pdf pdf] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57343&start=5 Re: scorpio can run on 8192 cores] by [[Daniel Shawul]], [[CCC]], August 29, 2015</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition-driven_scheduling Transposition-driven scheduling - Wikipedia]</ref>
==2000 ...==
* [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]], [[Henri Bal]], [http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Eceriel/ Ceriel J.H. Jacobs], [http://pds.twi.tudelft.nl/%7Ekoen/ Koen G. Langendoen] ('''2000'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Edick/MCD.html Modern Compiler Design, First Edition]''. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]], [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]] ('''2000'''). ''The Multigame Reference Manual''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit], [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=B2397A260C8166B1B31EC4779585EA5F?doi=10.1.1.32.1664&rep=rep1&type=pdf pdf]
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2002'''). ''[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content25-3.htm#AWARI%20IS%20SOLVED Awari is Solved]''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]] <ref>[[Jeroen Donkers]] ('''2002'''). ''[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content25-3.htm#COMMENTS%20ON%20THE%20AWARI%20SOLUTION Comments on the Awari Solution]''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]]</ref>
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]], [[Jonathan Schaeffer]], [[Aske Plaat]] ('''2002'''). ''A Performance Analysis of Transposition-Table-Driven Scheduling in Distributed Search''. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 447–459. [http://www.cs.vu.nl/~bal/Papers/tds.pdf pdf] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47700 Transposition driven scheduling] by [[Daniel Shawul]], [[CCC]], April 04, 2013</ref>
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2003'''). ''Solving the Game of Awari using Parallel Retrograde Analysis''. [[IEEE#Computer|IEEE Computer]], Vol. 36, No. 10
* [[John Romein]], [http://www.few.vu.nl/~heringa/ Jaap Heringa], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2003'''). ''[http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1048935.1050171 A Million-Fold Speed Improvement in Genomic Repeats Detection]''. ACM/IEEE SC2003 Conference on High Performance Networking and Computing
==2010 ...==
* [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]], [[Henri Bal]], [http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Eceriel/ Ceriel J.H. Jacobs], [http://pds.twi.tudelft.nl/%7Ekoen/ Koen G. Langendoen] ('''2010'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Edick/MCD2Ed.html Modern Compiler Design, Second Edition]''. John Wiley & Sons
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bal Henri Bal from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Ebal/ Faculty of Science : Vrije Universiteit - Henri E. Bal]
* [http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=95783 The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Henri Bal]
=References=
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[[FILE:Henri E Bal.jpg|border|right|thumb| Henri E. Bal <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bal Henri Bal from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Henri Elle Bal''',<br/>
a Dutch mathematician, computer scientist and professor at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam]. He is a influential and luminary researcher and authority in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_computing parallel computing], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster computer cluster], parallel programming languages, optimizing compiler and parallel applications. Bal has been a member of over 30 program committees, and as such has had a major impact on the field of parallel computing <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bal Henri Bal from Wikipedia]</ref> . Henri Bal received a M.Sc. in Mathematics from the [[Delft University of Technology]] in 1982, and Ph.D. in CS <ref>[[Henri Bal]] ('''1989'''). ''[http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/handle/1871/12760?mode=full&submit_simple=Show+full+item+record The shared data-object model as a paradigm for programming distributed systems]''. Ph.D. thesis</ref> in 1989 under the supervision of [[Mathematician#Tanenbaum|Andrew S. Tanenbaum]]. He was visiting researcher at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_College_London Imperial College, London], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arizona University of Arizona], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson Tucson] and [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] <ref>[http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/bal/cv.html Curriculum Vitae of Henri Bal]</ref>. Along with [[Robbert van Renesse]] in 1986, he wrote papers on [[Parallel Search|parallel alpha-beta]], with [[Victor Allis]] in 1995 on [[Retrograde Analysis|parallel retrograde analysis]] <ref>[[Henri Bal]], [[Victor Allis]] ('''1995'''). ''Parallel Retrograde Analysis on a Distributed System''. Supercomputing ’95, San Diego, CA.</ref>, and in 2002, with his student [[John Romein]], he solved the game of [[Awari]] <ref>[[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2002'''). ''[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content25-3.htm#AWARI%20IS%20SOLVED Awari is Solved]''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]]</ref> <ref>[http://mancala.wikia.com/wiki/Awari_Oracle Awari Oracle - Mancala World - Wikia]</ref> .
=DAS-3=
Henri Bal was the driving force behind the acquisition and use of three large distributed cluster computers called the ''Distributed ASCI Supercomputer'' (DAS), a Computer Science [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_computing Grid] with revolutionary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_interconnect Optical Interconnect] <ref>[http://www.cs.vu.nl/das3/ The Distributed ASCI Supercomputer 3 (DAS-3)]</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>[http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Ebal/ Faculty of Science : Vrije Universiteit - Henri E. Bal]</ref> <ref>[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/docs/References.pdf ICGA Reference Database] (pdf)</ref> <ref>[http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/%7Eley/db/indices/a-tree/b/Bal:Henri_E=.html dblp: Henri E. Bal]</ref>
==1986 ...==
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Robbert van Renesse]] ('''1986'''). ''Parallel Alpha-Beta Search''. 4th NGI-SION Symposium Stimulerende Informatica
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Robbert van Renesse]] ('''1986'''). ''A Summary of Parallel Alpha-Beta Search Results''. [[ICGA Journal#9_3|ICCA Journal, Vol 9, No. 3]]
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1989'''). ''[http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/handle/1871/12760?mode=full&submit_simple=Show+full+item+record The shared data-object model as a paradigm for programming distributed systems]''. Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit]
==1990 ...==
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1990'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Ebal/PDS.html Programming Distributed Systems]'' Silicon Press
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1991'''). ''Heuristic search in PARLOG using replicated worker style parallelism''. Future Generation Computer Systems, Vol. 6, North-Holland
* [[Henri Bal]] ('''1992'''). ''A comparative study of five parallel programming languages''. Future Generation Computer Systems Vol. 8, North-Holland
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]] ('''1994'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Edick/PLE.html Programming Language Essentials]''. Addison-Wesley
* [[Henri Bal]], [[Victor Allis]] ('''1995'''). ''Parallel Retrograde Analysis on a Distributed System''. Supercomputing ’95, San Diego, CA.
* [[John Romein]], [[Aske Plaat]], [[Henri Bal]], [[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''1999'''). ''Transposition Table Driven Work Scheduling in Distributed Search''. [[Conferences#AAAI-99|AAAI-99]], [https://www.aaai.org/Papers/AAAI/1999/AAAI99-103.pdf pdf] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57343&start=5 Re: scorpio can run on 8192 cores] by [[Daniel Shawul]], [[CCC]], August 29, 2015</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition-driven_scheduling Transposition-driven scheduling - Wikipedia]</ref>
==2000 ...==
* [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]], [[Henri Bal]], [http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Eceriel/ Ceriel J.H. Jacobs], [http://pds.twi.tudelft.nl/%7Ekoen/ Koen G. Langendoen] ('''2000'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Edick/MCD.html Modern Compiler Design, First Edition]''. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]], [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]] ('''2000'''). ''The Multigame Reference Manual''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit], [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=B2397A260C8166B1B31EC4779585EA5F?doi=10.1.1.32.1664&rep=rep1&type=pdf pdf]
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2002'''). ''[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content25-3.htm#AWARI%20IS%20SOLVED Awari is Solved]''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]] <ref>[[Jeroen Donkers]] ('''2002'''). ''[http://ticc.uvt.nl/icga/journal/contents/content25-3.htm#COMMENTS%20ON%20THE%20AWARI%20SOLUTION Comments on the Awari Solution]''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]]</ref>
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]], [[Jonathan Schaeffer]], [[Aske Plaat]] ('''2002'''). ''A Performance Analysis of Transposition-Table-Driven Scheduling in Distributed Search''. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 447–459. [http://www.cs.vu.nl/~bal/Papers/tds.pdf pdf] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47700 Transposition driven scheduling] by [[Daniel Shawul]], [[CCC]], April 04, 2013</ref>
* [[John Romein]], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2003'''). ''Solving the Game of Awari using Parallel Retrograde Analysis''. [[IEEE#Computer|IEEE Computer]], Vol. 36, No. 10
* [[John Romein]], [http://www.few.vu.nl/~heringa/ Jaap Heringa], [[Henri Bal]] ('''2003'''). ''[http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1048935.1050171 A Million-Fold Speed Improvement in Genomic Repeats Detection]''. ACM/IEEE SC2003 Conference on High Performance Networking and Computing
==2010 ...==
* [[Mathematician#DGrune|Dick Grune]], [[Henri Bal]], [http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Eceriel/ Ceriel J.H. Jacobs], [http://pds.twi.tudelft.nl/%7Ekoen/ Koen G. Langendoen] ('''2010'''). ''[http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Edick/MCD2Ed.html Modern Compiler Design, Second Edition]''. John Wiley & Sons
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bal Henri Bal from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.few.vu.nl/%7Ebal/ Faculty of Science : Vrije Universiteit - Henri E. Bal]
* [http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=95783 The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Henri Bal]
=References=
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